Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Recovery Crews Return To The Potomac Debris After The Deadly Plane And Helicopter Crash

Recovery Crews Return To The Potomac Debris After The Deadly Plane And Helicopter Crash

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Recovery crews and divers are searching the Potomac River for remains and clearing wreckage  from the midair collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter that killed 67 people. A Coast Guard cutter outfitted with a crane waited by the wreckage on Saturday as occasional recovery team members slipped into the…MORE

Gaza Ceasefire Sees Its Smoothest Exchange Yet Of Israeli Hostages For Palestinian Prisoners

Gaza Ceasefire Sees Its Smoothest Exchange Yet Of Israeli Hostages For Palestinian Prisoners

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The ceasefire in Gaza has seen its smoothest exchange yet of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners along with the reopening of the crucial Rafah crossing. Saturday’s exchange occurred two days before discussions on the truce’s far more difficult second phase begin. And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet…MORE

Democrats Elect Ken Martin, The Party Leader In Minnesota, As Their National Chair

Democrats Elect Ken Martin, The Party Leader In Minnesota, As Their National Chair

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Democrats have elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, to lead the national party. They’re turning to a low-profile Midwestern political operative to coordinate their resistance to Donald Trump’s presidency. Martin succeeds Jaime Harrison of South Carolina atop the Democratic National Committee. Harrison didn’t seek another term after the…MORE

Trump Fires The Director Of The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Trump Fires The Director Of The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover. Chopra was one of the more important regulators from the previous Democratic administration who was still on the job since Trump took office on Jan. 20.…MORE

Costco, Teamsters Reach Tentative Contract Agreement, Avoiding A Strike

Costco, Teamsters Reach Tentative Contract Agreement, Avoiding A Strike

(AP) – Costco and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, avoiding a strike. Teamsters spokesman Matthew McQuaid confirmed the agreement, which will have to be approved by members. Details of the agreement weren’t immediately available. The Associated Press left a message seeking comment with Costco. The Teamsters union represents…MORE

Plane With 6 Aboard Crashes In Philadelphia And Sets Multiple Homes Ablaze

Plane With 6 Aboard Crashes In Philadelphia And Sets Multiple Homes Ablaze

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which operated the Learjet 55, said in a statement: “We cannot confirm any survivors.” There was…MORE

Texas Man Sentenced After Guilty Plea to Sexually 4-year-old, DOJ says

Texas Man Sentenced After Guilty Plea to Sexually 4-year-old, DOJ says

In June 2024, law enforcement identified a 26-second video of an adult man sexually abusing a 4-year-old child Image Courtesy of WFAA ABILENE, Texas — A 31-year-old man from Abilene was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to producing child pornography involving his friend’s 4-year-old son, the U.S. Department of Justice…MORE

Washington AG Protects Costco While Republican Attorneys General Threaten DEI

Washington AG Protects Costco While Republican Attorneys General Threaten DEI

We don’t believe in punishing private companies for making decisions that protect and enhance their workforce,’ Washington AG Nick Brown said Washington State’s Attorney General Stands Firmly with Costco Amid DEI Policy Controversy Washington state’s attorney general is championing Costco’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices while pushing back against conservative political pressure…MORE